Committees and Appointments
Previous Appointments
- Chairman of the World Blind Union Research Committee
- Vice-chairman of the European Blind Union Commission on Technical Devices and Services, and member of European Blind Union Electronic Money Systems Working Group
- Chairman of Warwickshire Association for the Blind
- Vice-chairman of the Visual Impairment Association
- Information Manager for COST 219 (Future Telecommunication and Teleinformatic Facilities for Disabled and Elderly People), COST 219bis (Telecommunications: Access by Disabled and Elderly People) and COST 219ter Accessibility for All to Services and Terminals for Next Generation Networks
- Executive and Finance & General Purposes Committees of South Regional Association for the Blind
- Institute of Grocery Distribution Advisory Working Group on Elderly and Disabled
- Foresight Retail & Distribution Panel and Global Electronic Retailing Group
- Foresight Taskforce on Applications of Communication and Information Technology to the Ageing Population
- eEnvoy Smart Cards Policy Working Group, Smart Cards Standards Working Group and Smart Cards Security Group
- eEnvoy Online Disabled Identity Systems Working Group
- e-Government Smart Card Working Group
- Transport Card Forum Working Group on Vicinity Cards
- International Commission for Technology and Accessibility of Rehabilitation International
- Centre for Accessible Environments Committee on ATMs
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation Smart Homes Project Advisory Group
- Accessibility and User Needs in Transport Project Management Group
- British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society - Research Advisor
- Digital Television Group - Affiliate Member
- Housing Care and Support of Older Visually Impaired Persons National Advisory Group
- Consumer Forum on Communications
- External Assessor for Community Fund Research Grants Programme
- I-Design Steering Committee
- UK Displays and Lighting Knowledge Transfer Network - Systems, Professional Users, Regulations, Standards and Safety Sub-group
- Inland Revenue Disability Discrimination Act Project Board
- Disabilities Information Resources Review Board
- National Smart Card Forum Steering Group (Department of Trade and Industry)
- National Smart Card Project Reference Group
- Transport Card Forum Working Group on Combined Citizen and Transport Card
- Special Needs Application Program Interface Project Steering Group - Chairman
- e-Europe Smart Card Charter Trailblazer on User Interfaces
- TCAM Ad Hoc Group on Communication Access for People with Disabilities
- Pakistan Foundation Fighting Blindness Research Advisor
- Renwick College (Sydney) - Honorary Research Associate
- UK Representative to Council of Europe Committee of Experts on the Impact of New Technologies on the Quality of Life of Persons with Disabilities
- Project leader of the UK Handynet Visual Disability project (funded by Department of Health)
- Project leader of the Tide Saturn project on smart cards
- Assistant manager of the Tide Mobic project on the application of global positioning systems and geographic information systems to help visually disabled persons
- Assistant manager of the Tide Access project on user-adaptable computer interfaces for persons with disabilities
- Assistant manager of the Tide Guib project on access to graphical user interfaces by blind people
- Tide Core project on analysis of the European market for assistive technology
- Project Management Group of the Concerted Action on Technology and Blindness funded by the Commission of the European Community
- Management Group for European Vistel project on screenphones
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Reviewer
- IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering Associate Editor
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale – Expert Advisor
- Bionic Project Management Group
- Journal of Engineering Design - Reviewer
- The Application Home Initiative Health, Telecare and Community Industry Sector Group
- Medi-Voice Management Board
- Ambient Intelligence System of Agents for Knowledge-based and Integrated Services for Mobility Impaired Users Core Group
- Centre for 3D Electronic Commerce project
- Tide Market Survey
- Group of Experts for the Tide workplan for the Fourth Framework Programme
- Lambda Project Management Committee
- Tactile Display and Associated Software for Deafblind People Project Board of Management
- Information Technology Accessibility Guidelines for Service Providers Advisory Group
- Information manager for European Include project on including the needs of disabled and elderly people in the design of telematic systems and services
- Research and Information for Disabled and Elderly Consumers Advisory Group on Telephones
- No Limits Project Steering Group
- Chairman of PhoneAbility Working Group on Visual Impairment
- UK Displays and Lighting Knowledge Transfer Network - Strategic End User Support Services Group
- UK Displays and Lighting Knowledge Transfer Network - Health and Safety, Standards and Best Practice Group
- Big Lottery Fund - Peer Reviewer
- Millennium Awards Advisor
- Judging Panel for Advanced Cards Awards 2000, 2001 and 2002
- Judging Panel for Technology Wales 2005 Awards
- Editor of Braille Automation Newsletter, Braille Research Newsletter, Visual Impairment Newsletter, Technical
- Development Newsletter, All Inclusive and TelecomForAll.
- Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering
- International Journal of Rehabilitation Research Editorial Board
- Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness Peer Review Panel
- BSI PKW/1/2 Committee on packaging
- BSI CH48 Committee on communication aids for people with disabilities
- CEN TC261 SC1 WG2 on packaging
- CEN TC293 Ad Hoc Group on Communication Aids
- CEN/ISSS Project Team on Design for All and Assistive Technologies in ICT
- CEN/ISSS Focus Group on Biometric Standardisation
- CEN TC224 WG6 on the user interface for card-operated systems - Principal UK Expert
- ETSI Task Force on Requirements of Assistive Technology Devices in Information and Communication Technologies
- ISO TC173 SC4 WG2
- ISO/IEC JTC1 Special Working Group on Accessibility
- Presented the Christmas lecture at the Institution of Electrical Engineers as well as serving on a number of their committees
- Member of the scientific committees of various international conferences on technology and disability, and chaired at many of these conferences
- Visiting Professor at University of Hertfordshire
- Awarded the Grimshaw Award by the National Federation of the Blind
